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To be fair, I don't think he ran away from Benson. His fight with Aldo has just as much marketability, if not more. He has beaten Benson once before, and Aldo is the higher ranked P4P fighter. Beating Aldo would be more of an accomplishment than beating Benson again.

The one thing that irks me about Pettis dropping down to FW is that it leaves the number of contenders at LW scarce. FW had guys like Lamas, Zombie, Swanson, Siver, Mendes as possible contenders. LW has Maynard and Grant as the next option. IF Varner could string together a few more wins, he may be a contender down the line. You gotta also think how shitty that BS decision that Sanchez got over Gomi. It would have been Gomi's 3rd straight and a few more top wins would have put him on the contender list.

Can't understate what a mistake it is for both Pettis and the UFC for his drop to featherweight. IMO Benson/Pettis II is a bankable pay per view fight. With the right promotion like a Primetime series, I'm certain they could print money off this fight. The type of fight where personally, I'd be willing to put up my money up front to see it. Add in the fact that Aldo has 2-3 legit guys you could already pick from to defend against, I just don't get it. Chances are it's only a matter of time before Aldo makes his way up to lightweight to fight these guys, anyways.

I still think that Bendo could beat Pettis as I believe he would be able to take him down and do more damage. He doesn't just sit in people's guard and though Pettis TDD may be ok I believe Bendo's take downs are a hell of a lot better than his first fight.

I am about to be harsher on Pettis than I have ever been on any other fighter not named Diaz or Silva. He never was the best and if he believed he was he would not have cut down. I think that he sees that Bendo has improved in a way that he simply has not and considering how razor thin the decision in the first fight was, he realized he might be in trouble. If he loses to Aldo it doesn't knock him back nearly as much as if he loses to Bendo. If he loses to Aldo he can blame a bad cut or Aldo being a mini-spider. He can also go back up to LW win a fight or two mention that he is on a winning streak at LW and that he has a win over the champ, and boom top contender. Is all of this smart? Yes. Is it even smart to be talking about LW right now? Yes. I just don't like it, but I'd probably do the exact same thing.

I am about to be harsher on Pettis than I have ever been on any other fighter not named Diaz or Silva. He never was the best and if he believed he was he would not have cut down. I think that he sees that Bendo has improved in a way that he simply has not and considering how razor thin the decision in the first fight was, he realized he might be in trouble. If he loses to Aldo it doesn't knock him back nearly as much as if he loses to Bendo.

Or its because the Gil vs Bendo fight was already scheduled and Pettis (who just had a 11 month lay off between Lauzon and Cerrone) wanted to get back in their ASAP. Now he fights August 3rd rather than November or December like he would have had to if he didnt take this fight and waited for the 155 winner.

He is not "scared" of Bendo like Donosaur is trying to make it seem. Especially after Bendo has arguably lost 2 of his last 3 fights (edgar 2 and Gil in many peoples eyes). Bendo looks more beatable then ever before if you ask me.

There is a difference between being scared and thinking that someone will likely beat you. I think Pettis is the latter.

based off what though? Pettis has had one slip up since then and it was against Guida. Are you going to say his wrestling hasnt gotten better since 2011 when that fight took place? He hasnt even been taken down since that fight and even took jeremy stephens down to show he is adding wrestling to his game. Pettis is on a tear right now and runing through guys, Bendo on the other hand is edging out razor thin decisions with the expection of Diaz. And to be honest, i dont remember the last person Bendson henderson even finished. Im sorry im taking Pettis in that fight, just like i am him against Aldo.